Pillowcase

Object Name:

Pillowcase

Object ID:

1975.056.28 a-b

Date:

1800-1830

Description:

Pillowcases. White machine-woven cotton. Folded in half and seamed by hand up one side and across one end. Open end is narrow-hemmed by hand and embellished with wide border of embroidery in white cotton. Embroidered design consists of stylized floral vine, worked in outline, satin, and back stitches. Marked in darek taupe silk cross stitches at center near open end: "H P [or T or J] / 20." Two.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-17.25 L-36.5 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by donor from Mrs. Reginald French, Amherst, MA, 1967.

Credit Line:

Gift of William L. Warren

People:

Warren, William L. (1912-1998)